NIS
Network Information Service (NIS)
is a networked system
administration service that supplements
NFS (Network File System).
NIS ensures the consistency of
system administration information
in a heterogeneous network environment
by designating a single host as the
master for all the files and databases
containing the information, and
by distributing the information to
all other hosts on the network.
Table 1-6 Network System Services library routines for NIS (NS)
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Routine Description
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ypclnt NIS client interface
yppasswd update user password in
NIS
Applications developed with the
SCO OpenServer Development System
use the library routines listed in
Table 1-6, ``Network System Services library routines for NIS (NS)''
to communicate with NIS.